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Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins discusses his reporting on cases where parents decide to send their children with developmental disabilities to out-of-state, therapeutic boarding schools after exhausting their options in Washington. He found these cases highlight institutional gaps in key support services for these families, a problem only made worse during the pandemic.
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As the legislative session continues, lawmakers are talking about possibly limiting the emergency powers of Gov. Jay Inslee. That's just one of the issues up for debate this week. Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins joined KNKX Morning Edition host Kirsten Kendrick to talk about it.
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Washington made at-home COVID-19 tests free via an online portal last week. But within hours, they were all gone. Meanwhile, state lawmakers are covering a lot of ground this week as the legislative session continues. Listen to Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins break it down with Morning Edition host Kirsten Kendrick.
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Three weeks before the start of the legislative session, the state Legislature has once again filed a lawsuit against Gov. Jay Inslee that claims he abused his veto power. Meanwhile, omicron has quickly become the dominant variant circulating in Washington state, and Republican state Sen. Doug Ericksen has died.
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Gov. Jay Inslee is traveling around western Washington this week, rolling out budget and policy proposals ahead of next year's legislative session. Today, he's in Skagit County, outlining another part of his environmental agenda. Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins joined Morning Edition host Kirsten Kendrick to talk about it.
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State health officials are investigating the three omicron variant COVID-19 cases confirmed in Washington so far. Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins and KNKX Morning Edition host Kirsten Kendrick look at that response and other issues facing state government right now.
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State health officials are bracing for yet another COVID-19 variant: omicron. The variant has been detected in South Africa, Europe and elsewhere. Experts say it's only a matter of time before we find it in the U.S., and that it is likely already here.
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The task of redrawing Washington's congressional and legislative districts is now in the hands of the state Supreme Court. But how did that happen? The chair of the commission that missed the deadline — sending the map duty to the court — and had to send an explanation to the justices.
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COVID-19Approval to allow children ages 5 to 11 to get their COVID-19 vaccine is expected any day now. Is a K-12 vaccine mandate coming to Washington state? Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins joined Morning Edition host Kirsten Kendrick to talk about that and more.
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The state operates 12 prisons, and not so long ago they were packed. But since COVID hit, there’s been a dramatic drop in the prison census. Might the state close yet another prison? KNKX Olympia Correspondent Austin Jenkins joined Morning Edition host Kirsten Kendrick live to talk about the state of the state’s prisons.